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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MONTH-BY-MONTH

To View Published Articles, Click on Gray Boxes Indicating Desired Month and Year. Compatriot Andrew J. Stough III (1919 - 2006), Gold County Chapter of the California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Authored These Articles)

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BATTLES

Battle of Blue Licks, Kentucky
By James David Sympson

Battle of Brandywine
By the Empire State Society of the SAR

Battle of Bunker Hill *
By Donald N. Moran

Battle of Bunker Hill, List of Fallen Patriots *
By Sons of Liberty Chapter, SAR

Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina
By Charles R. Lampman

Battle of Freeman's Farm [at Saratoga]
By James Frassett

Battle of Hubbardton *
By Donald N. Moran

Battle of Kings Mountain
By Mel S. Hankla

Battle of King's Mountain and Captain William Moore *
By Glenn J. Gujda

Battle of King's Mountain-An Eyewitness Account
By Benjamin Sharp

Battle of Monmouth *
By Donald N. Moran

Battle of Newtown, 29 August 1779
By Major Glenn T. Williams

The Battle of Oriskany *
By Donald N. Moran

Battle of Vincennes-Victory for G. W. Clark
By Charles R. Lampman

Battle Road - The Road Back to Boston *
By Donald N. Moran

Forage War of 1777 in New Jersey *
By Donald N. Moran

The Siege of Fort Stanwix *
By Donald N. Moran

The Quebec Expedition
By James Frassett

The Road to Saratoga
By James Frassett

The Storming of Stony Point *
By Donald N. Moran

Report from Gen. Anthony Wayne on Ston(e)y Point *
By Sons of Liberty Chapter of the SAR

Swamp Fox and Nelson's Ferry
By William L. Simpson

Trenton - Princeton Campaign
By B. Rice Aston

The Long March to Yorktown
By Donald N. Moran

Eyewitness Account by Jos. Martin of the Attack on Redoubt #10 at Yorktown *
by Sons of Liberty Chapter of SAR

Eyewitness Account at Yorktown of Sarah Osborn Benjamin *
By Donald N. Moran

Yorktown - Patriots Victorious Over British Forces
By Charles R. Lampman

 

BIOGRAPHIES

General Ethan Allen *
By Donald N. Moran

Private Thomas Bevington *
By Edgar D. Whitley

Private Nicholas P. Bovee *
By Donald N. Moran

George Clymer of Pennsylvania
Signer of U.S. Constitution

Lt. General Charles Earl Lord Cornwallis *
by Donald N. Moran

John Dickinson of Pennsylvania and Delaware
Signer of U.S. Constitution

Major Patrick Ferguson and George Washington
By Marianne McLeod Gilchrist, M. A. Hons, Ph.D.

Peter Francisco -- Giant of the American Revolution *
By Donald N. Moran

Sally Fairfax; Relationship with George Washington *
By Donald N. Moran

Major General Peter Gansevoort *
By Donald N. Moran

Major General John Glover *
By Donald N. Moran

Major General Nathanael Greene *
By David Hayball

Catherine "Caty" Greene - Wife of Nathanael Greene *
By Donald N. Moran

General Greene and General Cornwallis
By T. Fisher Craft

Sgt. Moses Harris-- Double Agent *
By Donald N. Moran

John Hancock -- The Man Behind the Signature *
By Donald N. Moran

Alexander Hamilton
By Mary Rhinelander McCarl

Lieutenant General Sir William Howe *
By Donald N. Moran

Jack Jouett of Virginia -- the Other Ride *
By Donald N. Moran

John Langdon of New Hampshire
Signer of U.S. Constitution

Rufus Landon, Revolutionary War Drummer *
By the Sons of Liberty Chapter of the SAR

Captain Asa Lawrence of Massachusetts *
By Donald Ross McDowell

William Livingston of New Jersey
Signer of U.S. Constitution

Colonel Francis Marion
By William L. Simpson

Major General Richard Montgomery *
By Donald N. Moran

Daniel Morgan *
Brief Biography by the Sons of Liberty Chapter of the SAR

Daniel Morgan: The Early Years
By James Frassett

Timothy Murphy - The Saratoga Rifleman *
By Donald N. Moran

Brigadier General Charles O'Hara *
by Donald N. Moran

Nathaniel Perkins - A Revolutionary War Patriot *
By Donald N. Moran

Major General William Phillips *
By Donald N. Moran

Charles Pinckney of South Carolina
Signer of U.S. Constitution

John Pintard - Witness to the Revolution *
By Kerry J. Davidson, Sr.

John Pitcairn - A Forgotten Scots Hero
By Dr. Marianne McLeod Gilchrist

Hessian Colonel Johann Rall *
By Donald N. Moran

Betsy Ross *
By Donald N. Moran

Haym Salomon - Financial Genius *
By Donald N. Moran

Deborah Sampson: Our Nation's First Woman Soldier *
By Donald N. Moran

Major General John Stark of New Hampshire *
By Donald N. Moran

Banastre Tarleton: Most Hated Officer in America *
By Donald N. Moran

Tench Tilghman: Aide to General Washington
By John T. Marck

Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron Von Steuben *
By the Sons of Liberty Chapter of the SAR

Tench Tilghman, Aide-de-Camp to Gen. Washington
By: John T. Marck

Captain Thomas Wellington of Massachusetts *
By Donald N. Moran

Captain Samuel Whittemore: You Are Never Too Old *
By Donald N. Moran

 

 

COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF GUARDS

A Brief History of the Commmander-In-Chief Guards Including Roster *
By Donald N. Moran

Ballad of Captain Colfax and The Life Guard *
By Sons of Liberty Chapter of the SAR

Diary of Private Elijah Fisher of the Commander-in-Chief Guard *
by Don Moran

Flag of the Commander-In-Chief Guards *
By Donald N. Moran

Lt. Colonel Caleb Gibbs: Commander of the Commander-In-Chief Guards *
By Donald N. Moran

Captain Bezaleel Howe: Last Commander of the Commander-in-Chief Guards *
By Donald N. Moran

Sgt. Uzal Knapp -- Was He or Wasn't He a Guardsman? *
By Donald N. Moran

Captain George Lewis, Officer in the Commander-in-Chief Guards *
By Donald N. Moran

Joint Operations: Morgan's Rangers/C-N-C Guards *
By Donald N. Moran

Sergeant Thomas Summersett of the Guards *
By Donald N. Moran

Training of the Commander-In-Chief Guards *
By Donald N. Moran

Uniforms of the Commander-In-Chief Guards *
By Donald N. Moran

 


EVENTS

John Adams on the 4th of July *
By Donald N. Moran

Boston Tea Party *
By Donald N. Moran

List of Known Participants in the Boston Tea Party *
By the Sons of Liberty Chapter of the SAR

A Blessing on American Arms at Brandywine
Courtesy of the California Society of the SAR

The British Evacuate Savannah Georgia
By Gordon B. Smith

General Burgoyne's Plan to Isolate New England *
By Donald N. Moran

Recovering the Remains of General Nathanael Greene *
By Gerald M. Carbone

Bringing Captain John Paul Jones Home *
By Donald N. Moran

John Paul Jones and the Countess of Selkirk *
By Donald N. Moran

Last Crisis of the American Revolution *
By Donald N. Moran

Lexington -- Who Fired the First Shot? *
By Donald N. Moran

Lexington Common Skirmish, Minutemen Roster *
By Sons of Liberty Chapter

Mission Impossible;The Plan to Kidnap Benedict Arnold *
By Donald N. Moran

Mutiny of the Pennsylvania Line *
By Donald N. Moran

The Scoundrel Who Saved the Continental Army *
By Donald N. Moran

Walking the Neutrality Tightrope During the Revolution *
By Donald N. Moran

 

 

GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON

George Washington's Ancestry from 975 A.D. *
By the Sons of Liberty Chapter

More About the Death and Last Day of George Washington *
By Donald N. Moran

The Entombment of George Washington *
By the Sons of Liberty Chapter of the SAR

George Washington: Father of Our Country Says It All *
By Donald N. Moran

George Washington and His Health *
By Donald N. Moran

Finding the Real George Washington *
By Donald N. Moran

George Washington and His Sense of Humor *
By Donald N. Moran

George Washington and the History of His Birthday *
By Donald N. Moran

George Washington Memorial Chapel at Valley Forge *
By Donald N. Moran

George Washington's Military Family *
By Donald N. Moran

George Washington and the Purple Heart
By Audel H. Hicks

George Washington: Saved by a Sense of Honor *
By Donald N. Moran

Why George Washington? *
By Donald N. Moran

Young George Washington
By Charles A. Lampman

 

 

HISTORIC PLACES & THINGS

A Brief History of the Grand Union Flag *
By Sons of Liberty Chapter

American Headgear of the Revolutionary War *
By Donald N. Moran

Americans Aiding French March to Yorktown *
By Sons of Liberty Chapter

Betsy Ross - Did She or Didn't She? *
By Donald N. Moran

The Birth of the American Cavalry *
By Donald N. Moran

Common Sense and Thomas Paine *
By Matthew B. Parker

The John Paul Jones Cottage *
By Donald N. Moran

Lexington -- Who Fired the First Shot? *
By Donald N. Moran

Medals and Awards of the Revolution *
By Donald N. Moran

Presentation Swords *
By Donald N. Moran

Paul Revere's House *
By Donald N. Moran

Military Tactics in the 18th Century *
By Donald N. Moran

San Francisco Earthquake and the SAR *
By Donald N. Moran

The British Evacuate Savannah Georgia
By Gordon B. Smith

Slavery and Our Founding Fathers
By James Frassett

Temple of Virtue and Other Last Crisis Locations *
By Donald N. Moran

Those Tall American Patriots and Their Long Rifles
By Donald R. McDowell

Changes in the Uniform of the Army, 1774-1895
By Captain Oscar F. Long, A. Q. M. U. S.

Valley Forge
By The Society of the Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge

Washington Memorial Chapel at Valley Forge *
By Donald N. Moran

The Washington - Rochambeau Trail *
By Donald N. Moran

Winter of 1779-80 in New Jersey *
By Donald N. Moran

 

 

"Bravest" Son of Liberty, General Marinus Willett *
By Donald N. Moran

Eyewitness Account of the Boston Tea Party *
By Donald N. Moran

Constitution of the Original Sons of Liberty of Albany, New York *
By the Sons of Liberty Chapter of the SAR

A Brief Description of the Sons of Liberty *
By the Sons of Liberty Chapter of the SAR

Sons of Liberty are Leaders in the Revolt *
By Donald N. Moran

Haym Salomon - Financial Hero and Son of Liberty *
By Donald N. Moran

Tory Account of Whig Leaders Before the Revolutionary War *
By the Sons of Liberty Chapter of the SAR

 

All the King's Horses and All the King's Men *
By Donald N. Moran

Camp Followers of the American Revolution *
By Donald N. Moran

Casualties During the American Revolution *
By Donald N. Moran

Christmas in the 17th and 18th Centuries *
By Donald N. Moran

Continental Money *
By Benson J. Lossing

Glossary of Revolutionary War Nicknames *
By Charles R. Lampman and Donald N. Moran

Help Save Our Precious Heritage *
By Donald N. Moran

Hessian Expert Bruce E. Burgoyne
By Howard H. Horne, Ph. D. ,Former President General, Sons of the American Revolution

Resolving a Revolutionary War Mystery *
By Donald N. Moran

Thomas Paine and "Common Sense"
By Matthew B. Parker

Pay of the Private British Soldier - Eight Pence a Day
By Douglas R. Cubbison

Revisionist and Politically Correct History *
By Donald N. Moran

Revisionists vs. Our Founding Fathers *
By Donald N. Moran

Soldiers of the King *
By Donald N. Moran

Sometimes Historians Add Two Plus Two and Get Five *
By Donald N. Moran

Compatriot/Staff Sergeant Allan K. Walker, U.S.M.C. - "Freedom Isn't Free" *
By The Sons of Liberty Chapter, S. A. R.

 

 

LINKS TO RECOMMENDED WEB SITES

More Information on the SAR and Other Heritage, Patriotic and Historic Societies, Organizations, and Events

 

AMERICANREVOLUTION.ORG - Internet Gateway to the American War of Independence 1775 - 1783
Your First Choice for a Web Site on the Revolutionary War

   CSSAR
        Web Site for the California Society, SAR

   NSSAR
        Web Site for the National Society, SAR

National Ladies Auxiliary, Sons of the American Revolution
        Web Site for the National Ladies Auxiliary of the SAR

American Heritage Education Foundation
   Web Site for American History Educational Materials

California State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
        Web Site for the California State Society, DAR

Learn About the Cold War Certificate Program
U.S. Army Human Resources Command Site. Only official Site on which to request Cold War Recognition Certificates. You may print an application form, learn how to submit it, and view a sample certificate.

Society of the Descendents of Washington's Army at Valley Forge
Web Site of a Society Organized to Attract the Interest and Support of the Descendents of George Washington's Army at Valley Forge for Educational and Charitable Purposes

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Web Site Published November 9, 2006

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